Water the ferns by the window,
the way you showed me to
Every morning I'm careful, what you ask me to do
Reaching toward the light now,
stronger than before
But you're not here to see them,
you're not here anymore
Keeping something alive,
everything else is dying
These leaves don't know you're gone,
so I keep holding on
Keeping something alive,
something I can't let go
Your hands were in the soil,
now only mine still know
I miss the one above the sink,
checked the roots for rot
I remember how you loved them,
all the care they got
It's the last thing I can give you,
the last thing I can do
Keep them green and breathing,
like I couldn't keep us two
Keeping something alive,
everything else is dying
These leaves don't know you're gone,
so I keep holding on
Keeping something alive,
something I can't let go
Your hands were in the soil,
now only mine still know
Maybe when they bloom again,
I'll feel it where you are
Maybe all this watering,
meets you from this farm
Keeping something alive,
keeping something alive
These leaves don't know you're gone,
so I keep holding on
Out of the ferns by the window,
where you showed me to